Meadowridge Rules

1. ALTERATIONS AND/OR STRUCTURAL MODIFICATIONS: No Unit Owner shall make, cause to be made, or allow to be made any alteration and/or structural modification to his or her apartment or to the common area elements without the prior written consent of the Board of Directors and, where applicable, any mortgagee owning a mortgage on same, respectively.

2. RESIDENCE USE: Apartments shall not be used for commercial or professional purposes and shall only be used as single-family residences.

3. BALCONIES AND PORCHES: No bathing suits, towels or clothing shall be hung from the balconies, porches or windows. No mops shall be shaken from the balconies, porches or windows. No loose articles shall be left on balconies and/or porches during the hurricane season. No alterations may be made to any porch or balcony that changes the slope of said porch or balcony. Nothing may be suspended from the walls or ceilings of any porch or balcony.

4. BARBEQUES AND OUTDOOR COOKING: No barbeque or outdoor cooking shall be permitted on balconies or porches or any other portion of the common areas, except in those areas that may from time to time be designated for such purposes by the Board of Directors.

5. CONTRACTORS AND ASSOCIATION EMPLOYEES: No unit owner or member of his or her family or guests shall give orders or instructions to contractors or Association employees, but rather shall express his or her desires to the person designated for this purpose by the Board.

6. CHILDREN LIMITATIONS: Each unit owner shall be solely responsible for the actions and damages caused by the children living or visiting him/her. Children are not permitted to play in common areas unless same are designated for recreational purposes. Unit owners shall be responsible for and shall require children to comply with all the rules and regulations concerning the recreational and community facilities. Children under 12 years of age shall not be allowed in the pool area unless always accompanied by an adult.
In addition to the foregoing, if a child (defined as a purpose under 18 years old) is observed to be improperly using the recreational facilities, the Board shall have the authority to require the child to be always accompanied by a responsible adult resident while using the recreational facilities for such duration as the Board deems necessary. Examples of improper use of the recreational facilities include but are not limited to causing damage to the common elements, rowdy behavior, unreasonably disturbing behavior, and vulgar language toward residents, vulgar or aggressive conduct towards residents, and other improper use.

7. CLEANLINESS: Each unit owner shall be responsible to keep his or her apartment in a good state of preservation and cleanliness. Owners shall not allow anything whatsoever to be thrown or fall from the windows, doors, balconies and/or porches. No sweeping or other substances shall be permitted to escape to the exterior of the apartment.

8. COMPLAINTS: All complaints of unit owners shall be made in writing and delivered to the Meadowridge Association Office, submitted via email to office@meadowridgeassociation.com, or submitted via a website option if one is provided by the Association.

9. CONDUCT: No person in a dwelling unit or in the common areas shall engage in loud and boisterous or other disorderly, profane, indecent, immoral or unlawful conduct.

10. DAMAGED COMMON AREAS: Damage to the common areas, including but not limited to the landscaped areas and the recreational and common elements caused by any unit owner or his or her children, guests, tenants, or invitees shall be the sole responsibility of such unit owner.

11. DELIVERIES: The association shall not be responsible for the theft, conversion, disappearance, loss or damage of any item received from or for an owner, tenant or guest, even though such theft, conversion, disappearance, loss or damage may occur through the negligence or willful act of the employees of the Association and all parties delivering items to such employees and all parties intended to be the recipient of items so delivered, hereby assume all risks of theft, conversion, disappearance, loss and damage of and to such items.

12. EXTERIOR APPEARANCE: The exterior of the apartment including but not limited to balconies and porches, shall not be painted, decorated or otherwise modified in any matter without the prior written consent of the Board of Directors, and such consent may be withheld on purely aesthetic grounds, within the sole discretion of the Board of Directors.

13. FLAMMABLE MATERIALS: No flammable, combustible or explosive fluid, chemical or substance shall be kept in any apartment, storage area or common area, except such as required for normal household use.

14. GUEST OCCUPANCY: Any and all guests of dwelling unit owners shall be required to comply with all of the rules and regulations of Meadowridge Association, and rights and obligations created by the Declaration and its exhibits. The Board of Directors reserves the right to limit the number of guests an apartment owner may have, limit the number of guests that use the recreation area and common elements, and, in addition, reserves the right to expel guests that fail to comply with applicable requirements.

15. GUNS: No guns shall be permitted to be discharged any place upon the condominium, except as might be permitted in the event of an emergency under the applicable laws of the State of Florida. Guns for this purpose shall include, but not be limited to, rifles, shotguns, pistols, B-B guns and sling shots.

16. FOOD AND BEVERAGES: Food and beverages shall only be consumed in the apartments and in those portions of the recreation area and common elements designated for such purposes. NO GLASS containers are to be used outside of the Clubhouse or within the fenced portion of the pool area. This includes bottles, dishes, glasses, platters, etc. All food and drink must be in plastic or aluminum containers or receptacles. Any damage to the common are or to persons using the common area because of noncompliance will be the responsibility of the resident(s) who used the glass.

17. HURRICANE PREPARATIONS: Each owner who plans to be absent from his or her apartment during the hurricane season must prepare his or her apartment prior to his or her departure by:

A. Installing hurricane shutters where applicable

B. Removing all furniture, plants and other objects from the apartment balcony and/or porch

C. Designate a responsible firm or individual to care for his or her apartment should the apartment suffer any hurricane damage, and furnish the Board of Directors, or the person designated by the Board of Directors for such purpose, with the name of said firm or individual.

D. Any owner failing to make hurricane preparations and/or making improper preparations shall be held responsible for any damage done to the property of other owners, and/or to the common areas resulting from such failure.

18. INSURANCE RATES: No owner shall permit or suffer anything to be done or kept in his or her apartment which will increase the rate of insurance on the common elements.

19. MOTORCYCLES AND MOPEDS: Motorcycles and mopeds are not permitted within Meadowridge property.

20. NUISANCES: No owner or occupant shall make or permit any disturbing noises any place in the condominium by him or herself, any family, servants, employees, agents, visitors or licensees, nor do or permit anything by such persons that will interfere with the rights, comforts or convenience of other owners. No owners or occupants shall play upon or suffer to be placed upon any musical instrument or operate or suffer to be operated, a stereo, television, radio, sound amplifier or other sound equipment in such manner the same would disturb or annoy other occupants of the condominium. No owner or occupant shall conduct or permit to be conducted, vocal or instrumental instruction at any time, except as same might be considered to be an activity sanctioned by the Board of Directors, which activity shall take place in the recreation area.

21. PARKING

A. The following vehicles are prohibited from Meadowridge:

I. Trucks, including pickup trucks which have a gross carrying weight in excess of ½ ton

II. Vehicles in which the body of the vehicle is lifted higher than three inches (3”) above factory specifications or which have tires larger than thirty inches (30”) in diameter

III. Step vans, commercial vans, vans which are not used as personal family passenger vehicles

IV. Commercial vehicles, which are defined as any vehicle used to carry tools, goods, equipment or materials in connection with a business and/or which has any sort of sign on the vehicle indicating a business and/or which is otherwise primarily used in connection with operating a business rather than as a personal family vehicle

V. Motorcycles, mopeds, gopeds, trailers, fifth wheel trailers, motor homes, campers, recreational vehicles, jet skis, wave runners and personal watercraft.

VI. Vehicles which extend past the white painted line denoting the end of the parking spot or be longer than 19ft, be it an assigned or Guest spot. Devices protruding past the vehicle bumper – trailer hitches, bicycle racks or any device protruding past the bumper must be removed when parking your vehicle on Meadowridge Association property. Vehicle owner is responsible for any injury incurred from devices extending past the vehicle bumper.

VII. No vans are permitted on the property except those having a unibody frame, like a personal family passenger vehicle, having a window along the entire length and back of the vehicle and have two (2) or three (3) rows of factory installed seats and are used as a personal passenger vehicle.

VIII. Pickup trucks which are used as family passenger vehicles and which are less than ½ ton carrying capacity and sport utility vehicles used as personal passenger family vehicles are permitted, provided such pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles do not otherwise violate the height limitations, length restrictions or other restrictions of the Association.

IX. Further, with respect to the passenger vans that exceed seven (7) passenger carrying capacity and pickup trucks which are permitted, the Board of Directors has the authority to require such vehicles be parked in a specific area of the parking lot designated for that purpose.

B. The following vehicles shall not be subject to the restrictions contained in subsection A above and shall be entitled to park were designated by the Association:

I. Vehicles, regardless of classification, necessary for the maintenance, care or protection of the Meadowridge properties, during regular business hours, and only for the time period during which maintenance, care or protection is being provided

II. Service and delivery vehicles, regardless of classification, during regular business hours and only for the period of time to render the service or delivery in question

III. Official emergency or police vehicles, regardless of classification

IV. Vehicles directed to park by the Association as provided for elsewhere in this Declaration

C. All vehicles must be maintained so as not to create an eyesore in the community. Vehicles which have been involved in an accident and have suffered significant body damage must be promptly repaired and restored or must be removed from Meadowridge property until repairs are made.

D. Vehicles that leak oil, transmission, brake fluid and/or antifreeze must be repaired immediately. Vehicle owner will be responsible for any damage to pavement caused by these leaks.

E. No vehicle shall be parked at any time on the grass or unpaved areas within Meadowridge (except for landscaping or maintenance equipment at the direction of the Board of Directors).

F. No vehicle which appears to be unable to operate on its own power, a vehicle which lacks a current registration nor a vehicle which is not insured shall remain within Meadowridge for more than twenty four (24) hours.

G. Remedy of Towing. If an offending vehicle owner does not remove a prohibited or improperly parked vehicle from the Meadowridge Community, the Association shall have the option and right to have the vehicle towed at the vehicle owner’s expense, which expense may be imposed as an assessment. This remedy is in addition to and not in substitution of all other remedies of the Association.

H. The Association, as a response to concerns about security in the Meadowridge community, shall be instituting a mandatory vehicle sticker program. Owners and tenants will be required to obtain an identification sticker for each vehicle to be parked in the Meadowridge community. The identification sticker will be required to be affixed to the vehicle for the vehicle to be allowed entrance into the Meadowridge community. Owners and tenants will be required to obtain temporary guest parking passes for guest vehicles. The Board may adopt further policies as well as registration and other forms for the administration of the Program. I. Each unit is assigned exclusive use of one (1) parking space. If the occupants of a unit have more than two (2) cars, the occupants shall remit a user fee of $50.00 per month, per vehicle or any other reasonable sum determined by the Board for the third and any other vehicles more than two (2) vehicles. Third vehicles will receive a Meadowridge decal good for three months and must be renewed quarterly. The user fee shall pay for the cost of maintaining guest spots used by such vehicles and other attendant costs.

22. PASSAGEWAYS: Sidewalks, entrance ways, passageways, vestibules, and all other portions of the common areas must always be kept free of obstruction and encumbrance, and shall not, at any time, be used for any purpose other than ingress and egress. No carriages, bicycles, wagons, shopping carts, chairs, benches or other objects shall be stored or kept in such areas.

23. PERSONAL PROPERTY: The personal property of an owner or occupant shall be stored within his or her unit or where applicable in assigned storage spaces, but in no event shall such property be stored or left within or upon portions of the common areas.

24. ANIMALS

A. Animals shall be restricted to aquarium fish, small pet birds, and common domestic cats or domestic dogs. No more than one (1) car or one (1) dog, the maximum permitted adult weight of which is no greater than twenty-five (25) pounds, shall be permitted in any Unit. Unit owners are limited to keeping two (2) small animal birds. Lessees of any Unit shall not be permitted to have animals of any kind. Guests are not permitted to bring cats or dogs to the condominium.

B. If the Association suspects that a dog or cat may exceed the weight limitation, the Unit Owner shall, upon request by the Association, promptly bring the animal to the Association office and weigh the animal in front of the Association. In addition, the Owner shall, at the request of the Association, provide certification from a veterinarian as to the weight of the animal.

C. Dogs and cats are prohibited from the pool decks and pool area and are prohibited from the interior of the clubhouse. Dogs and cats shall be on a leash at all times when on the common elements. Dogs shall never be left tethered outside without being accompanied by the dog owner. An animal shall not be left in a Unit for a period of time exceeding twelve (12) hours, such as a weekend, without attendance by a responsible adult.

D. Unit occupants and other individuals walking an animal for the purpose of the animal releasing its bowels are required to walk such animal for defecation on a common grass area of the community, preferably not near the entrance to any unit or doorway to common areas. Unit Owner(s) and/or individuals walking a animals shall immediately clean up after the animal and properly dispose of the animal’s fecal matter in a plastic bag placed in the garbage. The Owner or other person walking the animal shall always carry a plastic bag for proper disposal of the animal’s fecal matter while walking the animal.

E. A unit Owner shall not allow a animal to create a nuisance or become a nuisance as may be determined by the Board of Directors of the Association in its sole discretion. The term nuisance in this paragraph shall include but not be limited to aggressive behavior and disturbances to other residents by barking, scratching, screeching, howling and other sounds, or allowing the animal to defecate in inappropriate areas on the property. Further, a Unit Owner with an animal shall properly maintain the animal’s living conditions in the Unit to prevent an unsanitary condition from developing. A Unit Owner shall not allow fecal matter to accumulate in the Unit.

F. It shall be the responsibility of the Unit Owner to ensure that all local, city, county, state and federal laws, ordinances and other regulations promulgated by such government authorities are strictly complied with concerning such animal or animals.

G. The owner of the unit housing an animal shall be strictly liable for all damages to the Common Elements or another Unit resulting from the animal. The Unit Owner with an animal shall be strictly liable for all injury to any other person or animal from the animal in the Meadowridge community.

H. The owner of the Unit housing a animal shall indemnify and hold the Association harmless against any and all claims, liabilities, demands, debts, obligations, costs and expenses (including all Attorney’s fees and costs at all levels trial and appellate) which may be sustained by or asserted against the Association and/or members of its Board of Directors by reasons of acts of said animals committed in or about the Condominium property.

I. If an animal becomes a nuisance as may be determined by the Board of Directors of the Association in its sole discretion, or if the Unit Owner repeatedly fails to abide by these rules regarding animals, then the Unit Owner shall permanently remove the animal from the Unit and the Meadowridge community. This remedy is in addition to all other remedies available to the Association.

25. PLANTINGS: No plantings of whatsoever nature shall be made by any owner or occupant upon any common element without the prior written approval of the Board of Directors.

26. RECREATIONAL FACILITIES: The use of the recreational facilities is limited solely to the members of the Association and their invited guests. Swimming and other use of the recreational facilities shall at all times be solely at the risk of the individuals involved, and in no event that of the Association or its members. The use of the recreational facilities shall be regulated from time to time by the Board of Directors. Additional regulations shall include those that are necessary to comply with the laws of the State of Florida with reference to swimming pools and their facilities and those that are deemed necessary and reasonable from time to time to ensure proper use of said facilities by all members of the Association. Amended and/or additional rules and regulations shall be posted in a conspicuous place, in or upon the recreational facilities and it shall be the responsibility of the individual Owners to apprise themselves of same. Private use of the Meadowridge Clubhouse only must be arranged through a rental contract form provided by the Association, and conducted only after permission has been granted by the Board of Directors. The user of the recreational facilities shall be responsible to leave same in a clean and orderly manner and shall be responsible for any breakage and/or damage caused. All full trash cans must be emptied, and the trash disposed of in the dumpster outside the fence near the BBQ entrance.

27. SOLICITATION: There shall be no solicitations permitted by any persons, anywhere in or about the property for any cause, charity or for any purpose whatsoever unless specifically authorized in advance by the Board of Directors.

28. SERVANTS: Servants and domestic help of the owners may not gather, loiter or lounge within or upon the recreational facilities of the common elements.

29. SERVICE PEOPLE: No owner shall permit any service people, whether for purposes of maintenance, repair replacement or improvement, to work in an apartment, except in case of emergencies, before 8:00 AM or after 9:00 PM.

30. SIGNS: No sign, advertisement, notice or other lettering shall be exhibited, inscribed, painted or affixed by any owner or occupant on any part of the outside or inside of the Unit, or upon any portion or part of the common elements without the prior written consent of the Board of Directors.

31. TRASH AND GARBAGE: All refuse, waste, bottles, cans, garbage and trash shall be securely placed and tied in plastic bags and placed in the dumpster designated for such purposes. No contractors working in Meadowridge on behalf of any Unit Owner are allowed to dump job waste in the bulk trash area on the Meadowridge property. Any contractor doing work in a Meadowridge Unit is responsible for properly disposing of all job waste off-site. Unit Owners will be liable for additional costs incurred by the Association for emptying the bulk trash area if contractor waste from their Unit is discovered in the bulk trash area.

32. VEHICLES AND PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC: All vehicular and pedestrian traffic being in and/or operating upon the property, shall at all times comply with controlling governmental laws. All such traffic shall at all times obey any traffic signs and/or other equipment employed for the purpose of traffic control, whether or not same is placed by government authorities and/or the Association. Unless otherwise posted, vehicular traffic shall adhere to a maximum speed limit of 15 miles per hour.

33. WHEEL VEHICLES: No Owner or occupant shall permit self-propelled wheeled vehicles, including but not limited to bicycles, carriages and shopping carts, to be used in a manner that would interfere with vehicular and pedestrian traffic upon the property. No bicycles shall be permitted to be ridden within or upon the recreational and community facilities, except in those areas, if any, designated for such purposes.

34. CLOTHES LINES AND CLOTHES POLES: No clothes lines or similar device shall be permitted on any portion of the property, nor shall clothes be hung anywhere except in such areas, if any, as are designated from time to time by the Board of Directors.

35. APARTMENT KEY: A workable key for each apartment must be deposited at the Meadowridge Association office. The key must be kept in a secure place. The key will only be used in case of emergency and, when used, at least one Board member or the Property Manager must be present.

36. ASSOCIATION APPROVAL FOR LEASES, SALES AND NEW RESIDENTS AND RESTRICTIONS ON LEASING:

A. Association approval is required for lease and sale. Pursuant to section 11 of the Declaration of Condominium, no apartment owner may dispose of any apartment or any interest therein by lease or sale without approval of the Association.

B. The approval of the Association which is required for the lease or sale of apartments shall be obtained in the following manner:

i. Notice to Association. An apartment owner intending to make a bona fide lease or sale of his apartment, or any interest therein shall give to the Association notice, in writing, of such intention, together with the name and address of the intended lessee or purchaser, such other information concerning the intended lessee or purchaser as the Association may reasonably require, and an executed copy of the proposed lease or purchase contract. If the notice to the Association herein required is not given then at any time after receiving knowledge of a lease or sale or possession of an apartment, the Association at its election and without notice may approve or disapprove the lease or sale. If the Association disapproves the lease or sale, the Association shall proceed as if it had received the required notice on the date of such disapproval. The required notice shall be an application form created or authorized by the Board. The Association may require such information as it deems reasonably necessary and may impose an application fee of $150 or such other amount determined by the Board to the extent permitted by the Florida Condominium Act as amended from time to time. The application fee is to cover the cost of obtaining a background check and other costs of processing the application. The applicants shall also be required to participate in a personal interview conducted by the Board of Directors or person(s) designated by the Board.
With regard to leases, the Association may require the lessee to post security deposit of one month’s rent or other reasonable amount determined by the Board to protect against damage to the common elements.

ii. Certificate of approval. Within thirty (30) days after receipt of such notice, application and information, and after the interview, the Association must either approve or disapprove the lease or sale. If approved, the approval shall be stated in a certificate executed by the president and secretary of the Association. If the Association shall disapprove a lease or sale of an apartment, the apartment owner shall be advised of the disapproval in writing, and the lease or sale shall not be made.

C. Approval of new residents. Any individual other than the Unit Owner who occupies a Unit for more than thirty (30) days shall be required to apply and be approved as a Resident of Meadowridge using the application procedure for approving sales and leases.

D. Purchase by Entities. In order to preserve and protect the residential character of Meadowridge and to prevent transient occupancy, ownership by a corporation, limited liability company, general partnership, limited partnership or trust shall require: (1) designation of an individual (called Occupant) as the person to occupy the Unit with the same rights to utilize the Unit for residential purposes as applicable to a Unit Owner, and (2) the Association’s approval of the designated Occupant whose rights of occupancy and use shall be exclusive to said designated Occupant (on the same basis and subject to the same limitations, governing documents, rules and regulations as applicable to an Unit Owner). As a condition to approval, the Association may require the Unit Owner and Occupant to execute written documents which require the designated Occupant to individually guaranty all obligations of the Unit Owner. The person designated as an Occupant must own no less than 50% of the corporate stock, partnership interest or beneficial interest in the corporation, limited liability company, partnership or trust and must be designated as receiving notice and service of process and maintain decision making authority.

E. Exceptions. Association approval of sales shall not apply to:

i. a transfer to or purchase by an institutional lender that acquires title to the Unit by foreclosure of the lender’s mortgage on the Unit or a deed in lieu of foreclosure; or

ii. a transfer to a purchaser who acquires the title to a Unit at a duly advertised public sale with open bidding that is provided by law, such as, but not limited to, execution sale, foreclosure sale, judicial sale or tax sale. However, before the lender or other purchaser allows a person to occupy the Unit, the lender or purchaser must apply and obtain prior written Association approval for occupants to occupy the Unit

F. Separation of interests. A sale or lease of an apartment shall include all its appurtenances.

G. Unauthorized transactions. Any sale or lease which is not authorized pursuant to the terms of this Declaration shall be void unless subsequently approved by the Association.

H. Restrictions on Leasing. Pursuant to Section 10(g) of the Declaration of Condominium, the following restrictions on leasing apply. Only the entire apartment may be rented. The occupancy is limited to the lessee and members of his or her immediate family, his servants and guests. The minimum term of a lease is 4 months. No apartment owner may lease the owner’s apartment during the first one (1) year period of ownership measured from the date the owner received title. No rooms may be rented, and no transient tenants may be accommodated. No lease of an apartment shall release or discharge the owner thereof of compliance with the Declaration of Condominium or any of his other duties as an apartment owner.

I. The Association may bring an action to evict a tenant for violation of any rule of restriction, and such right is in addition to all other enforcement remedies available to the Association. The association may require, and the owner and lessee(s) shall agree, as a condition of approval of the lease, to execute an agreement acknowledging the lessee’s obligation to adhere to all rules and restrictions of the Association and agreeing to the Association’s remedies in the event of a default.

J. If an apartment is leased and the owner becomes delinquent in payment of assessments to the Association, the Association may collect the rent from the lessee to compensate the Association for assessments due as well as any interest, costs, and associated attorney fees.

K. If a lessee becomes a nuisance or otherwise conducts himself or herself in a manner which is unreasonably disturbing to other resident(s), the Association may bring an action to evict the lessee or may deny any application to renew the lease. The Board’s determination of whether the conduct of the lessee is a nuisance or is unreasonably disturbing shall be conclusive and determinative. This remedy is in addition to all other remedies of the Association.

37. NUMBER OF OCCUPANTS: Apartments shall not be occupied by more than four (4) persons. This restriction applies to both two (2) and three (3) bedroom Apartments. The only exception to this restriction shall be where an Apartment is occupied only by a husband and wife and their children (the term “their children” meaning that the husband and wife are the natural or adoptive parents of the children occupying the Apartment), and combined number of the two (2) parents and their children exceed four (4) persons.

38. INSPECTION AND COPYING OF RECORDS:

a. Definitions

i. Copy shall mean a copy of a record reproducible in its entirely on one side of either a single 81/2 x11 or a single 81/2 x 14 sheet. The Association shall not be required to reproduce and make copies available of documents with a sheet size greater than 81/2 x 14.

ii. Record shall mean a document or group of documents relating to a particular matter. By way of example, the following constitute one (1) record each; monthly phone bill as sent by the utility, monthly bank statement with enclosure as sent by the bank, the general ledger of a particular fund for one month, a paid invoice from one vendor as sent by that vendor, and the minutes of a meeting held at one particular time and date. The Association Secretary or other Board member shall, in his or her sole discretion, determine what constitutes a single record. Under no circumstances does a record include any document not already in existence, nor records whose retention period has expired as provided for by law or rule whether or not said records are still in existence. Records not maintained in written form may be requested, however, the cost of conversion of the record into written form will be borne by the requesting Unit Owner.

iii. Working Day shall be deemed to mean a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday that is not legal holiday as defined above, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. local time.

b. Inspection and Copying

i. A Unit Owner desiring to inspect the records of this organization shall submit, on a working day, a written request to the Association Secretary. The request shall describe each record desired in sufficient specificity to identify it, must specify pertinent dates or time periods, and shall state the purpose of the inspection. The request must be legible and must describe records by type such as listed in section 718.111 (12), Florida Statutes and not be subject matter such as “all insurance information”.

ii. Each written request to inspect the records shall contain no more than 10 records or constitute in the whole more than 200 pages of material. Requests exceeding these limits will be denied in their entirety.

iii. Unit Owners or their authorized representatives are requested to keep their document review requests to a reasonable number and frequency, and only during the posted office hours of the Association office. Records made available electronically by the Association may be viewed and downloaded as often as desired by Unit Owners or their authorized representative.

iv. Upon receipt of the written request and within the time period permitted by lay, the Association shall respond to the unit owner in writing designating the date, time and place that the inspection shall occur, and that the inspection shall be limited to the records as detailed in the written request, in the event the Association asserts an exemption to disclosure, the unit owner or authorized representative requesting the record shall be advised in writing of the exemption.

v. The record inspection shall occur at the time, date, and place designated by the Association in its response to the unit owner or authorized representative and will be under the supervision of a person or person designated by the association to monitor and assist in the record inspection. The records inspection session shall no extend beyond the posted office hours of the Association. The Secretary or other person designated by the Association may institute any supervision or reasonable security measures with regard to the record inspection.

vi. During the record inspection, no mark whatsoever shall be made on any record, nor shall any pages affixed together by staple, paperclip, or other means be disassembled, nor shall the records being inspected be altered from the sequence in which they are presented for the inspection. Further, no record inspection shall occur under circumstances which cause the record to leave the control of the association, nor shall any record be removed from the location of the inspection for any reason whatsoever.

vii. The right to obtain copies of records is incidental to, and a part of, the inspection of records. During the inspection of records, a unit owner or authorized representative may request the association to copy any document by placing a paper clip, post it, memo sheet, or other similar marking device on the document or documents of which copies are desired, and by advising the supervising person of the number and location of said marking devices.

viii. If during the inspection of the records, the unit owner has determined the need or desire for a copy of said record, the Association shall make or obtain those copies and provide same to the unit owner within five (5) working days from the date of the record inspection and subject to the Association receiving prior payment therefor.

ix. The Association is not required to make and/or mail deliver record copies to the unit owner or an authorized representative upon demand, but rather the unit owner or authorized representative can request copies, as detailed herein, during the inspection.

x. A Unit Owner shall pay to the Association, in advance, the sum of 25 cents per page for copies of records, said payment to be either cash, business or personal check, whichever the association specifies. The Association shall, as its option prepare record copies on single-sided sheets or duplexed. A duplexed copy shall be, for the purposes of the 25 cents per page charge, two copies. The Association shall not, however, be required to copy two separate documents on a single page for the purposes of minimizing the per page copy cost.

xi. Lists of Unit Owners containing their addresses and/or phone numbers shall not be released by the unit owner or the authorized representative to anyone not a unit owner in this Association.

c. Manner of Inspection

i. No written request for inspection or copying shall be made in order to harass any unit owner, resident, association agent, officer, director, or employee. Inspection and copying requests not in conformance with these rules will be deemed to be harassment.

ii. All persons inspecting or requesting copies of records shall conduct themselves in a businesslike manner and shall not interfere with the operation of the association office or place where the records are otherwise inspected or copied.

d. Enforcement and Inspection of Copying Rules

i. Any violation of these rules shall cause the immediate suspension of the inspection or copying until such time as the violator agrees in writing to comply herewith.

ii. Any written requests for inspection or copying not complying with these rules will be denied. The Association shall indicate in writing the nature of the noncompliance and transmit same to the requesting party within five working days subsequent to receipt of the written request.

iii. Verbal requests for inspections will neither be honored nor acknowledged. iv. A request for record inspection and/or copies will be denied if the unit owner has, within two years preceding his demand, given, sold, or offered for sale any list of unit owners, or has aided or abetted any person in procuring any list of unit owners for any such purpose.

v. A request for record inspection and/or copies will be denied if the unit owner has within two years preceding this demand, improperly used any information secured through any prior examination of the records of this Association. Improper use shall include the providing to anyone not an Association member a list of unit owners which is subsequently used for non-association or commercial purposes, or the selling or distribution of any information or records inspected, except to the extent that such use is for a proper purpose as defined in section 607.1602(3) or 6171602(4), Florida Statutes, as applicable.

vi. The Board of Directors of the Association reserves the right to amend these rules from time to time as deemed necessary.

vii. The Association may take any available legal action to enforce these rules.

39. VEHICLE WASHING ON CONDOMINIUM PROPERTY: Washing of vehicles on any part of the Meadowridge condominium property is prohibited.

40. TELEPHONE REQUIRED FOR ENTRY INTO COMMUNITY: Anyone without an approved Meadowridge decal or a current visitor’s pass will not be allowed to enter the Meadowridge community without a telephone call to the unit to verify that the person can enter Meadowridge, or prior in -person or written notification from Unit Owner or resident. This can be done through email to office@meadowridgeassociation.com or via a website option if provided by the Association.

41. MEADOWRIDGE CLUBHOUSE FOR SOCIAL FUNCTIONS: The Meadowridge Clubhouse may be requested to be reserved for private functions via the submittal of a Contract Agreement form provided by the Association. This submittal and required deposits will then be reviewed by the Board of Directors and approval or denial will be communicated to the requestor. The interior of the Clubhouse is the only area that may be reserved for private functions. The pool and patio area are not included in the rental of the Clubhouse. The Meadowridge Clubhouse may be rented for five-hour periods Sunday through Thursday until 10:00 PM and Friday and Saturday until 11:00 PM. The fees and policies for renting the Meadowridge Clubhouse can be found in the Contract Agreement which will be made available by the Association.

42. AIR CONDITIONING AND WATER HEATER MAINTENANCE: All Meadowridge Unit Owners are required to properly maintain their Air Conditioning and Water Heating appliances twice a year, serviced by a licensed HVAC or Plumbing Contractor. An owner may service their unit themselves, but must do so quarterly and submit an affidavit provided by the association annually. This option is not available to units that are being rented. If to be serviced by a contractor then twice per year the Unit Owner shall provide proof to the Association that this required servicing has been completed. Noncompliance will result in delay of approval on unit sales or denial of new and renewing leases until the unit complies. Any Unit Owner failing to comply shall be held responsible for any damage done to the property of other owners, and/or to the common areas resulting from such failure. For units that are leased, Unit Owner is responsible for advising renter or lessee of this requirement which will require access to the unit by a licensed HVAC or Plumbing Contractor.

43. COMMON AREA KEY: Common Area keys are not permitted to be copied or duplicated. Each unit is allotted one key for the Clubhouse and recreational areas. OWNERS are able to purchase a second key from the Association office for $50.00. Lessees should request a desired second key from their Owner if one was not provided at time of lease. These keys must be transferred to new owners at time of sale and collected by Owners at the end of any lease and transferred to new tenants. The office does maintain a record of all keys distributed to Owners.

44. COMMON AREA GUEST CAPACITY: There is a per unit limit on the number of persons authorized at one time to use common area amenities such as but not limited to the pool, patio and BBQ area. Each unit will be issued a key chain or other form of identification to be attached to their common area key. If you have more than one key, additional keychains will be issued upon request. Replacement keychains will cost $25. Persons using common area keys must have the key chain or other form of identification in their possession. The Association reserves the right to spot check common areas for compliance. The following schedule establishes the capacities per unit including occupants, guests and children.

*One day Guests passes may be obtained in the Meadowridge Association’s office in the Clubhouse during regularly scheduled office hours for any guests over the seven (7) person threshold. If daily passes are needed when the office is closed or during the weekend, then guests must be registered online. An Explanation on how to register guests online will be posted on the Association’s web site.
If there is damage to the common area caused by the owner/tenant or any of their guests, the Unit Owner will be responsible for the cost of repairs.

I have received and read the Declaration, Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws and Rules and Regulations pertaining to this Condominium.

Non-compliance of the above documents and the Rules and Regulations included herein could result in:

•  Violation notice mailed to Owner and Tenant (if applicable)
•  Suspension from use of common areas and recreational facilities
•  Fines for multiple violations
•  Association may bring an action to evict a lessee or may deny any application to renew a lease

As an Owner, the Screening Committee has also advised me of the following rules:

2024 Maintenance fees are: $1,448 due January 1, and $1,297 due April 1, July 1 and October 1. The maintenance fees include: water, sewer, garbage, basic cable, recreational use of the Clubhouse (with limited free Wi-Fi), maintenance and landscaping of the grounds and common areas, and commercial property insurance. Late fees of $25 will be applied if payments are received after the 10 th of the month that the maintenance is due.